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In 1930, the state of Wyoming adopted the license plate numbering scheme still in use today: License plates begin with a number in the range 1-23, which identifies the county that issued the plate. Numbers were assigned based on each county’s total property valuation in 1930.

In 1936, Wyoming license plates began to feature the “Bucking Horse” (believed by some to represent a legendary rodeo horse named “Steamboat”–“the horse that couldn’t be ridden”).

Wyoming PlateFinder was created to help you learn about Wyoming by reading the codes at the beginning of license plates you encounter while travelling in Wyoming and elsewhere. The app shows where each county is located. It also links to additional information about each county and its county seat.

Students of Wyoming history will appreciate Wyoming PlateFinder as they study Wyoming and memorize and review its counties.

In 1945, Idaho began using the county license plate prefix designators still in use today. If you know the system, you can identify the county that issued most Idaho plates.

Idaho PlateFinder was created to help you learn about Idaho by reading the codes at the beginning of license plates you see while travelling in Idaho and elsewhere. The app shows where each county is located in the state. It also links to additional information about each county and its county seat.

Students of Idaho history will appreciate Idaho PlateFinder as they study Idaho and memorize and review her counties.

Yesterday we uploaded our first iPhone app to Apple’s App Store. Now we’re waiting (with baited breath) for its approval. We’ll announce its approval as soon as we’r notified. In the meantime, here’s a hint: It’s about Idaho. This post takes its title from Idaho’s state song (words by McKinley Helm & Albert J. Tompkins, music by Sallie Hume-Douglas):